| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| School or College |
College of Science |
| Department |
Biology |
| Creator |
Olivera, Baldomero M.; Gray, William Robert |
| Other Author |
Luque, Antonio; Barrett, John; Cruz, Lourdes J. |
| Title |
Peptide toxins from Conus geographus venom |
| Date |
1981 |
| Description |
The biochemical characterization of three highly toxic peptides from the venom of the marine snail Conus geographus is described in this report. These peptides cause their potent activity by inhibition of the postsynaptic terminus of the vertebrate neuromuscular junction. The relatively small size of the peptides (13-15 amino acids) as well as the polymorphism in their structure makes them potentially attractive probes for synaptic transmission events. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) |
| Volume |
256 |
| Issue |
10 |
| First Page |
4734 |
| Last Page |
4740 |
| Subject |
Conus geographus; Venom; Conotoxins; Neurotoxins |
| Subject LCSH |
Neurotoxic agents; Neuropeptides; Conus |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Gray, W. R., Luque, A., Olivera, B. M., Barrett, J., & Cruz, L. J. (1981). Peptide toxins from Conus geographus venom. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 256(10), 4734-40. |
| Rights Management |
(c)American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) http://www.asbmb.org/ |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
1,757,188 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,8179 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6s479mg |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
706712 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6s479mg |
